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FINALIncarnate Word 26, Stephen F. Austin 28UIW covered +18.5CLOSED SFA -18.5

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN
Gavin Rutherford tosses 45-yard touchdownVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
SFA WINNING
UIW WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: SFA 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 17 PTS

Scoring plays

9 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Jaylen Jenkins 45 Yd pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado Kick)

13:39
0-7
Field Goal Good

Nick Rigas 39 Yd Field Goal

10:35
3-7
Rushing Touchdown

JT Kitna 2 Yd Run (Carlos Alvarado Kick)

0:55
3-14
Q2
Field Goal Good

Nick Rigas 43 Yd Field Goal

13:08
6-14
Passing Touchdown

Isaiah Champagne 10 Yd pass from Emmett Brown (Nick Rigas Kick)

5:44
13-14
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

David Rasor 1 Yd Run (Nick Rigas Kick)

8:35
20-14
Passing Touchdown

Preston Alford 8 Yd pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado Kick)

4:07
20-21
Q4
Passing Touchdown

Clayton Wayland 8 Yd pass from Gavin Rutherford (Carlos Alvarado Kick)

14:55
20-28
Passing Touchdown

Jacob Emmers 53 Yd pass from Emmett Brown (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

0:22
26-28

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Rutherford, Stephen F. Austin beat Incarnate Word 28-26 for 16th straight regular-season win

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- , Gavin Rutherford threw three touchdown passes Saturday night to help Stephen F. Austin beat Incarnate Word 28-26, the Lumberjacks' 16th consecutive win in the regular season and 11th straight in Southland Conference play. The Lumberjacks (6-0, 3-0 Southland Conference), ranked No. 7 in the Stats Perform poll, are off to their best start since they started the 1995 season with a program-record seven straight wins. Stephen F. Austin, which also extended its home win streak to 11 games, hasn’t lost a conference game since UIW beat the Lumberjacks 27-20 on Nov. 16, 2024 to claim the Southland title. Emmett Brown was 27-of-52 passing for 373 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Incarnate Word (2-3, 1-1). Jeremiah Young had a career-high three sacks. Brown threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Emmers with 22 seconds left.

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Top performers

UIW
PASSINGEmmett Brown27/52, 372 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGJayden Hibbler8 CAR, 57 YDS
RECEIVINGJameson Garcia4 REC, 86 YDS
SFA
PASSINGGavin Rutherford26/34, 291 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGSpeedy Jones14 CAR, 70 YDS
RECEIVINGClayton Wayland5 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

UIW · SFA
470
TOTAL YARDS
425
372
PASSING
291
98
RUSHING
134
26
1ST DOWNS
24
2-13
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
4-13
2
TURNOVERS
1
10-103
PENALTIES
10-99
27:38
POSSESSION
32:22

HOMER BRYCE STADIUM, NACOGDOCHES · ATTENDANCE 8,675

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